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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO<br/>
<span class=large>ST MATTHEW</span>
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CHAPTER 14
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John the Baptist is beheaded—Jesus feeds the five thousand and walks on the sea—Those who touch the hem of his garment are made whole.
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At</span> that time <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 9: 7.">Herod</a> the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
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&#182; For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put <i>him</i> in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
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For John said unto him, It is not <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/4a" mark="a" type="C" title="Lev. 18: 16; Lev. 20: 21; TG Divorce.">lawful</a> for thee to have her.
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/5a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR although he desired to kill him.">when</a> he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/14/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 11: 9; Matt. 21: 26; Luke 20: 6.">prophet</a>.
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But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
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Whereupon he <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Vows.">promised</a> with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
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And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/8a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR platter.">charger</a>.
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And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded <i>it</i> to be given <i>her.</i>
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And he sent, and <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/10a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Tyranny.">beheaded</a> John in the prison.
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And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought <i>it</i> to her mother.
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And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
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&#182; When Jesus heard <i>of it,</i> he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard <i>thereof,</i> they followed him on foot out of the cities.
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And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/14a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Compassion.">compassion</a> toward them, and he healed their <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/14/14b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Sickness.">sick</a>.
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&#182; And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/15a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR food.">victuals</a>.
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But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
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And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
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He said, Bring them hither to me.
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And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 18: 5 (4-5); 3 Ne. 20: 6 (6-7).">brake</a>, and gave the loaves to <i>his</i> disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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And they did all eat, and were filled: and they <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 4: 44 (42-44); Matt. 15: 37 (36-38).">took</a> up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
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And they that had eaten were about <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mark 6: 44 (32-44); Luke 9: 14 (10-17); John 6: 10 (1-13).">five</a> thousand men, beside women and children.
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&#182; And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
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And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 26: 36; Luke 6: 12; Luke 9: 28.">pray</a>: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
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But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/25a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE between three and six in the morning.">in</a> the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
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And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
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But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/27a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Cheerfulness.">cheer</a>; it is I; be not afraid.
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And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
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And he said, Come.  And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
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But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/30a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Fearfulness.">afraid</a>; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
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And immediately Jesus stretched forth <i>his</i> hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/31a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mark 4: 40; Mark 16: 14; Luke 24: 25.">faith</a>, wherefore didst thou <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/14/31b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Doubt.">doubt</a>?
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And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
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Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
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&#182; And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
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And when the men of that place <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/35a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR recognized him.">had</a> knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
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And besought him that they might only touch the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/14/36a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mark 5: 27 (25-34).">hem</a> of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/14/36b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Healing.">whole</a>.
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